Observed 8:15 AM MDT at KLRU

Salem, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 60°15°, rain ~9–10 AM (52%).

Forecasts differ

Now 60°15°

Partly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 60°15° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 6 PM (70%, 0.64 in16 mm)
Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 72°22° today at 2 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
This afternoonNear 70°21° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	54%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	75%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	41%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	30%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	28%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	17%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	26%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	72°22°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	24%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	71°22°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	68°20°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	17%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	62°17°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	28%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	30%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	36%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	80%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	56%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	47%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	39%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	30%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	23%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	10%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	53%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	34%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	19%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	23%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	21%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	98%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  70% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rio Grande at Hayners Bridge near Rincon

13 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1,310 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam

13 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

14 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

23 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 3,130 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:05 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Caballo Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1936–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Salem weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:04–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Salem. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,600 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.